HWV 34
E580807
HWV 34 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s opera "Alcina," a Baroque work first performed in 1735.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| actCount | 3 ⓘ |
| associatedComposerCatalogue | Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | HWV 34 ⓘ |
| character |
Alcina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bradamante NERFINISHED ⓘ Melisso NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgana NERFINISHED ⓘ Oberto NERFINISHED ⓘ Oronte NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruggiero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German-British ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1735-04-16 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Covent Garden Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1735 ⓘ |
| genre |
Baroque opera
ⓘ
opera seria ⓘ |
| hasDisguiseMotif | Bradamante disguised as Ricciardo ⓘ |
| hasForm | through-composed opera ⓘ |
| hasHero | Ruggiero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLibrettist | anonymous (after Riccardo Broschi’s libretto for L’isola di Alcina and Ariosto) ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Alcina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | written for Handel’s London opera company at Covent Garden ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| musicStyle | Italianate Baroque ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Ah! mio cor, schernito sei
NERFINISHED
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Tornami a vagheggiar ⓘ Verdi prati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra and continuo ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| premiereCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ariodante (HWV 33)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orlando (HWV 31) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | enchanted island of the sorceress Alcina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | sequence of recitatives, arias, and ensembles ⓘ |
| subject |
illusion and reality
ⓘ
love and betrayal ⓘ magic and enchantment ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | early 1730s ⓘ |
| title | Alcina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalForces | solo voices and chorus ⓘ |
| workNumberInHandelCatalogue | 34 ⓘ |
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